Adzman

I just don't think we are that sort of side yet. We will crush sides when we tidy up our forward 50 entries and reduce skill errors when rebounding from defense. The talent is there, we just aren't that side yet.

Gus is a smart footballer. I hope he can stay injury free and play some more footy like today. Great game today, reminded everyone why he was a top 3 pick!!

Great debut! He smacks of Macaulay Culkin though. I thought the game against Essendon was another home alone movie...

Suprise selection for me, but I like it. We need to uncover some more players, so worth a shot. Balic is a bit stiff not to be given a crack but he won't be too far off.

He played alright against the tigers. Keep playing him.

He is out of contract at seasons end and probably is a key signature going forward. He has some haters, but I think most can agree he is best 22 and he is an important signature going forward.

Wattsy was ok. Good on him . Port aren't going anywhere so we should stop talking about their players.

Not even round 1 and Vanders is still wearing the indefinite tag. It feels like he has been injured for more time than he has been fit. Its going to be a long road back, feel for the bloke. McKenna seems to be in the same boat, always under the injury cloud. I do wonder if either will make it on the park this season.

I was excited by the highlights package. Has a good sense for the goals and has a good pair of hands. He was good at Casey and I honestly thought he would take a bit longer to make the jump to the AFL. He might get there quicker than first thought. It's still early days but signs look good.

Would love trac to signs on long term for two reasons. 1. He is a gun and will be an elite talent. 2. We get to rub it into saints supporters his whole career because they passed on him!!

If port implodes and misses finals, and we get in and at least win week one, we could be a preferred landing spot for wines. I think if it's money he wants he will go to norf..

This goes off topic a bit, but I wouldn't mind seeing retro heroes being put on tee-shirt lines. The gawn and Jones nerd tees were a hot commodity last season. Would love a flower, stynes, barassi and Lyon tee to be created.

A stack of fringe players playing for a new contract. Spots will be hard to come by, we should see some of these fringe players go up a gear. Interesting times ahead.

Pick 66 doesn't have a heap of value. I'm not buying the Balic hype but I'm happy with this trade. I hope he pans out, but if he doesn't I doubt we find a future 200 game player at 66 anyway.

Agreed. Freo just showed their hand and the bluff is off. 4th round Pick based for balic based on that deal

Would rather trade two first rounders for lever than draft another jimmy Toumpas or Lucas Cook. we paid overs, but we got the player we needed. lets move on from this and call it a win-win.

It's no wonder Diamond Joe vanished.....

Not convinced by the Kelly rumours. I think we are heavily invested in Lever and we don't have the money for both. Kelly is a gun, but his price tag will be a bridge too far.

He is staying at the saints. I wonder if they will still have the rumoured 1.2m for Kelly after inking Billings.

I am happy for him. He was always the whipping boy with Essendon fans. I'm glad he hasn't carried same tag here at Melbourne. His contributions this season have been valuable.

It's a midfielders medal, so based in current projections it would be Oliver.

Balic appears to have squandered his chance at an AFL career. Once upon a time we had list spots and time to take a gamble on a player like Balic. Nowadays we are looking at consolidating the list. Unless balic can push for selection at freo and showcase his skills, i can't see us taking a punt on him.

If Lewis hadn't of played we would have been pumped. He was our best, and provided much needed leadership to stem the bleeding when momentum was against us.

Gun gun gun. My only question is: Where is that 800k worth of cap space coming from??

I think so. The suspension probably cost us a game that he could of helped us win, aside from that he has been as good as advertised.